BEST ANSWER:The power button on the remote puts the unit into standby mode. The power toggle switch on the unit turns it off. I only have had one problem with this switch. When I power on the TV and DirecTV DVR, I often don't have sound. The work around is to power off the switch and turn it back on. This only happens on my Samsung 9500 series TV. I have the same switch on my LG OLED and I don't have this problem. it makes me think this is a problem with the Samsung. There are no problem with switching between devices or switching channels.

BEST ANSWER:The power button on the remote puts the unit into standby mode. The power toggle switch on the unit turns it off. I only have had one problem with this switch. When I power on the TV and DirecTV DVR, I often don't have sound. The work around is to power off the switch and turn it back on. This only happens on my Samsung 9500 series TV. I have the same switch on my LG OLED and I don't have this problem. it makes me think this is a problem with the Samsung. There are no problem with switching between devices or switching channels.

Is it capable of overlaying (superimposing) on source on top of the other? - JC

A shopper
on Feb 6, 2017

BEST ANSWER:The device has 2 outputs so you can run a Hdmi cable to a TV and a receiver to get sound from one source and video from another. . If you had a second TV you could display a completely different source on 2 TVs. But the pip that comes with the. Device is too small to use but it superimposes 5 sources on to 1 screen. Hope this answers your question.

BEST ANSWER:The device has 2 outputs so you can run a Hdmi cable to a TV and a receiver to get sound from one source and video from another. . If you had a second TV you could display a completely different source on 2 TVs. But the pip that comes with the. Device is too small to use but it superimposes 5 sources on to 1 screen. Hope this answers your question.

BEST ANSWER:I just added mine under HDTV Supply 4K 6x2 HDMI Matrix Switcher, when you add it put "Blackbird" as the brand and "4K 6x2 HDMI Matrix Switcher" as the model number and click add. It will show you a list and you can select the one that reads "HDTV Supply 4K 6x2 HDMI Matrix Switcher", it has all the buttons mapped.

BEST ANSWER:I just added mine under HDTV Supply 4K 6x2 HDMI Matrix Switcher, when you add it put "Blackbird" as the brand and "4K 6x2 HDMI Matrix Switcher" as the model number and click add. It will show you a list and you can select the one that reads "HDTV Supply 4K 6x2 HDMI Matrix Switcher", it has all the buttons mapped.

Yes. I have a Harmony Remote with harmony hub and it works well. Harmony does not have the device in its Database so I had to use the included remote to program the harmony remote. It was a pain but I was able to get it to work.

BEST ANSWER:Yes. I have owned multiple versions of harmony and multiple HDMI switches. If you have an IR remote your Harmony remote can learn from it, even if it is not on the list of available devices in harmony

BEST ANSWER:Yes. I have owned multiple versions of harmony and multiple HDMI switches. If you have an IR remote your Harmony remote can learn from it, even if it is not on the list of available devices in harmony

BEST ANSWER:Hello, thank you for your question. This unit supports up to 10.2Gbps bandwidth, 4k@30Hz. The HDCP 2.2 support specifically allows it to play protected 4k content. I hope this helps, and of course if you have any more questions feel free to contact us at tech@monoprice.com.

Thanks for the reply. As an aside, it would be VERY helpful if Monoprice would include the HDMI version supported in the switch and matrix product descriptions. Very few appear to include this info and now that 4K sets with HDR are becoming commonly available it's important information to have. I almost ordered this and can guarantee that it would have frustrated the crap out of me to receive it only to find it doesn't work with my Vizio M65D0 and my Roku Ultra.

For anyone else who might be wondering; this matrix supports HDMI 1.4.

BEST ANSWER:Hello, thank you for your question. This unit supports up to 10.2Gbps bandwidth, 4k@30Hz. The HDCP 2.2 support specifically allows it to play protected 4k content. I hope this helps, and of course if you have any more questions feel free to contact us at tech@monoprice.com.

Thanks for the reply. As an aside, it would be VERY helpful if Monoprice would include the HDMI version supported in the switch and matrix product descriptions. Very few appear to include this info and now that 4K sets with HDR are becoming commonly available it's important information to have. I almost ordered this and can guarantee that it would have frustrated the crap out of me to receive it only to find it doesn't work with my Vizio M65D0 and my Roku Ultra.

For anyone else who might be wondering; this matrix supports HDMI 1.4.

How will it work using toslink and stereo ports simultaneously? also will it switch automatically from 2.0-5.1-7.1ch using toslink?

A shopper
on Feb 19, 2017

BEST ANSWER:It does not work that way. When the original program is code in 2.0 or 5.1, this box does not translate it into 7.1. Your receiver processes it into 7.1 format but the signal for the two or five additional speakers to make 7.1 will not contain the signal. Toslink contains 5.1 signal format and 2.0 contains only left and right channels only.

BEST ANSWER:It does not work that way. When the original program is code in 2.0 or 5.1, this box does not translate it into 7.1. Your receiver processes it into 7.1 format but the signal for the two or five additional speakers to make 7.1 will not contain the signal. Toslink contains 5.1 signal format and 2.0 contains only left and right channels only.

The manual suggests only HDMI input 1 is HDCP 2.2 compliant (p.4 under 'Attention') . Is this correct or are all 6 input ports HDCP 2.2? Also would I be able to use one HDMI port for picture and HDMI output 2 for sound? (i.e. for Amazon Fire box and a projector)

I have bought 2 6x2 HDMI Matrix products from different manufacturers for my game room. I have 6 different game systems hooped up to 2 different TV outputs. Both units I have tried so far, the audio on one TV would cut out constantly if both tv's were displaying different inputs. They worked ok if the same input was running to both TV's. Does this product suffer from the same issue? Or can I run different inputs on both outputs with no audio loss?

A shopper
on Apr 3, 2017

BEST ANSWER:Thank you for your question. It sounds like there may have been issues with the units you had used. This unit would have no issues being able to have 2 inputs being used for either or both TVs.

BEST ANSWER:Thank you for your question. It sounds like there may have been issues with the units you had used. This unit would have no issues being able to have 2 inputs being used for either or both TVs.

If I plugged an HDCP enabled device, such as a Playstation 3, would it bypass/strip the HDCP for the 'Out' signal? I'm looking for a 6x2 device that can bypass HDCP and support 4K for video recording, streaming, and editing purposes. I'm looking to make this purchase by the weekend.

I’m looking for a solution to mirror multiple HDMI inputs (at least one HDCP 2.2) to two different resolution outputs (4K on one TV, 720p on another). Will this do it? If yes, how about with HDCP 2.2 compliant video (i.e. UHD FireTV output to both TVs, even though the second is an older 720p)?

Does this support HDR? What I'm looking to do is run inputs into this device, one output for video to TV that supports HDR, and the other output to the receiver to get uncompressed audio from the same input source. Does that sound possible with this device?

I see this unit has a toslink audio out. Which of the input sources would be output from this port? I am hoping to output digital audio from several HDMI sources to my stereo receiver's toslink input from the switcher's toslink audio out. Input sources include blu-ray, cable box and smart TV. The TV has ARC HDMI input, so also hope to connect to TV once via the ARC HDMI and also send this source via toslink to my stereo receiver. Is this all possible?

BEST ANSWER:From the web - I can't verify this specifically for this switch, but here is what should be different - the primary feature is that it is for connection mobile/ audio to the matrix so that you can send video/audio to your TV or similar device, while powering the phone/tablet.

BEST ANSWER:From the web - I can't verify this specifically for this switch, but here is what should be different - the primary feature is that it is for connection mobile/ audio to the matrix so that you can send video/audio to your TV or similar device, while powering the phone/tablet.

Does this unit have discrete power on and power off IR codes? The remote only has a power toggle button - but that doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't discrete codes available.Does anybody have a list of the infrared hex codes for the buttons on the remote and/or the discrete power on/power off? (my remote stopped working and I'd like to program a universal remote)

Is it ok to leave the Blackbird 6x2 HDMI Matrix powered ON 24/7 or should it be put in Standby mode (bedtime, work, etc...)? I really don't want to have to explain a 'Two Remote Scenario' to the old folks - they just learned how to use one.Thanks in advance!

My Visio TV seems to boost the bass of the audio output into all of the audio outputs, including optical, so I want something that extracts and outputs an unmodified, unprocessed audio signal from the HDMI and provides it through the optical output port. I am using a high end DAC (digital to analog converter) with an optical input to process the audio before going to the audio system. Does this unit output an excellent, unmodified audio signal through the optical output?

Reviews

Used this versatile unit to run several old school video game consoles to 2 monitors so i could watch tv and play video games at the same time, or play 2 different consoles at the same time with a friend. Worked brilliantly. Highly recommended!

Also, thanks to the staff at Monoprice for suggesting this unit, as i was trying to achieve this with a 6x1 switcher and a 2x1 splitter, not realizing this one existed. The more you know!

I run two monitors at 2560 x 1440 and I have two of the three PC's hooked up. No issues at all, video looks great, Audio comes through HDMI to my monitors speakers just fine. What I wanted was an easy way to switch between three PC's sharing two monitors and now I have that solution in play.

Best bang for the buck. Works as advertised. I don’t have a smart TV and the optical audio is disabled on my Sharp. This device allows me to easily switch between inputs. Highly recommend this as an affordable solution!

Flip on/off switch is dated. I was expecting fully remote controlled. I also would prefer the LEDs on the front be dimmablle. Do avoid distractions in a home theatre environment. Now I have to position it behind a tinted glass door. Otherwise, the feature are exactly what I’ve been waiting for. Great product.

This is my second unit unit from Monoprice to deal with the HDCP 2.2 not working. If you are considering using this to switch any copy protected sources, 4k Bluray, Netflix or any Amazon streaming 4K that is copy protected this unit does NOT work. Period